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The Burundi peace talks are all wrong
Not only has the latest round of peace negotiations failed. It has also fundamentally misdiagnosed the problem in the first place. Earlier this month, ... -
Since removal of sanctions, Sudan’s economy has actually got worse
Sanctions held back Sudan’s economy, but not nearly as much as the government’s own policies. On 6 October, the US government announced that it ... -
Could Global South solidarity finally ensure justice for Kenya’s Endorois?
The Endorois have been fighting for compensation ever since their unlawful removal from ancestral lands in the 1970s. Four long decades since being illegally ... -
Bit by bit, Uganda is laying the groundwork for future unrest
Economically and politically, the government’s actions are leading to growing frustrations and lawlessness. After 30 years of President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s system of government ... -
Frenemies for life: Has the love gone between Uganda and Rwanda?
Uganda’s arrests of alleged Rwandan agents has sparked rumours and theories that all is not well between the two neighbours. On 27 October, a ... -
Fight not flight: Eritrea’s youth taking matters into their own hands
The student protest in Asmara last month was rare and unique, but not unprecedented. On the 31 October, Eritrea experienced a rare protest as ... -
DRC: Tensions with refugees are rising and the NGO response might be making it worse
Host communities in northeastern Congo say they’re being overlooked in the humanitarian response to the influx of South Sudanese refugees. Driving through Dungu didn’t ... -
Somaliland election: Will the self-declared state show East Africa how it’s done?
Polls suggest a close race for the presidency, but there’s more at stake than just the result in Somaliland’s 13 November election. On 13 ... -
2 years on: Tanzania’s Magufuli isn’t a bulldozer. He’s a magician.
President John Magufuli hasn’t just “pushed through” change. He’s achieved things that were considered all but impossible two years ago. The inauguration of John ... -
Kenya’s election rerun: What happened today. What happens tomorrow.
What matters now is that President Kenyatta demonstrates restraint in dealing with protesters and shows magnanimity in victory. From 6am tomorrow morning, many, but perhaps ...
